Is mysql working?

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Cheeseboy
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Is mysql working?

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Hi, i was wondering if my mysql server was working properly is there someway to test it? Im using linux.

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connect to it from the command line mysql client

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# mysql -p
Enter password:
if you can connect then the server is running.

Alternatively you can try restarting the mysql daemon and seeing if you get an error message
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nope i get a error that says i cant connect through xxxxxxxxxxxxxx. If anyone has a doc for installing mysql from source on linux i would appreciate it greatly. :D
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